The simple answer is that the Jewish calendar is based on lunar cycles, and is not in sync with the Gregorian calendar which sets Christmas on Dec. 25. Hanukkah always begins on the 25th day of the ...

December is a month replete with religious holidays. In our world there are 4,300 recognized religions and a limited number of major ones, which include Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, ...

Hanukkah begins on Christmas this year, marking a rare coincidence of the Jewish and Christian holidays, which occur according to different calendars. The alignment invites reflection on how two tradi ...

Thus, since only Hezbollah operatives had pagers, Israel’s plan ensured that terrorists alone would be targeted, and that no ...

For the past few years, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day have been lonely times for her because her husband is in an assisted ...

Nestled inside three local synagogue libraries are librarians who serve the community as Jewish literary advocates and ...

The community settled in Mexico and Guatemala between 2014 and 2017. In 2022, a Mexican police operation in the southern ...

Festival at Mizel Arts and Culture Center in Denver features more than 20 films. Tickets are on sale for the 29th Annual ...

Guatemalan authorities on Monday recovered several minors taken from a care center by members of an ultra-orthodox Jewish ...